New Mexico Governor Signs Historic Legislation to End Qualified Immunity
New Mexico becomes the second state in the nation to end qualified immunity.
By Innocence Staff
SANTA FE, NM (April 7, 2021) – Today, New Mexico became the second state in the nation to abolish qualified immunity when Governor Lujan Grisham signed the New Mexico Civil Rights Act into law. In addition to eliminating qualified immunity, this historic legislation will allow New Mexicans – including the wrongfully convicted – to recover damages from the government when their constitutional rights are violated while also providing incentives for government employees to respect and uphold constitutional rights.
“Qualified immunity is a court-created doctrine that allows public officials to escape accountability after they engage in misconduct, even when their actions send an innocent person to prison. The New Mexico Civil Rights Act represents an historic culture shift in the fight for real accountability
By CNSNews.com Staff | April 8, 2021 | 1:37pm EDT
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(CNSNews.com) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) released a statement on Thursday in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day in which she noted that “seventy-six years after the Holocaust, shadows of the same dark forces of hate are again emerging in our nation.”
“Seventy-six years after the Holocaust, shadows of the same dark forces of hate are again emerging in our nation and around the world, with disturbing displays of antisemitism seen on the streets of Charlottesville, on the sacred grounds of houses of worship and even inside the United States Capitol on January 6,” Pelosi said.
It’s official. Jackson County Sheriff and long-time South Mississippi law enforcement officer Mike Ezell has announced his next intended move in public service. On Wednesday, Ezell formally announced he is running for Mississippi’s 4th District Congressional Seat in U.S. Congress come 2022.
Ezell made the formal announcement on the steps of the Jackson County Courthouse in Pascagoula during a press conference.
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He’s been the first in line to roll up his sleeve and give blood, on the scene to comfort victims of crime during his 41 years in law enforcement, and on this day, Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell threw his hat in the ring – making the official announcement of his bid to run for Mississippi’s 4th District Congressional Seat in the United States Congress.
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Turkey has spent millions of dollars on sometimes bizarre campaigns to dissuade the American government from calling the murder and expulsion of the vast majority of the Armenians in Anatolia during World War One a genocide.
For decades, the United States government has tiptoed around the issue, afraid of the fallout it could precipitate in U.S.-Turkish relations.
Ultimately, all this money and effort appears to have been a waste. At the end of 2019, the United States Congress and Senate passed a resolution to officially “(1) commemorate the Armenian Genocide, the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923; (2) reject efforts to associate the U.S. government with efforts to deny the existence of the Armenian Genocide or any genocide; and (3) encourage education and public understanding about the Armenian Genocide.”
April 8, 2021 Press Release
San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi today released the following statement in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day:
“On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world mourns the six million Jews and countless others who were brutally murdered in the darkest chapter in human history. We also honor the survivors, who despite enduring unimaginable suffering, have with grace and courage shared their memories so that the evils of the past may never be repeated. “As Elie Wiesel, one of the most important voices of conscience, taught us, ‘Never Again’ must be more than a slogan: ‘It s a prayer, a promise, a vow.’ The United States Congress is committed to honoring that pledge with immediate and strong action. That is why we are proud to have passed legislation to fund Holocaust education efforts in our schools and defend houses of worship in our communities, and why we are honored to, each year, observe congressionally mandated Days of R